Metallic vessel



Na. 560,080. PATENTBD JULY 16, 1907.

A'rrmaumn FILED 52121222.1906.

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Be it known that I, LoUIs O. BROWN, a citizen ofthe UNITED sTArns ,PATENT OFFICE-t LOUIS O. BROWN, OF TOLEDO, OHIO..

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'Y Application' f1`v United States Iof America, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lncas'and State of Ohio, haveinvented cer- .my invention',- Fii .'tain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Vessels,

of which the followingis a specification, reference bcingl lad therein to the accompanying drawings. The invention relates particularly to metallic barrels,

, add consists in va novel and simple construction of barrel, and in certain details of construction, as will bev 'more fully hereinafter set forth and illustrated.

In the draW ings,-Figu1c1 isa view inelevation,

partly in section, of a barrel made in accordance With without reinforcement.;v Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the blank from which the barrel body is formed, Fig. 4

Ais a similar view, showing the crimped blank; Fig. 5 is zin-enlarged sectional perspective view, showing the formation of the rib or fold;. Fig. 6 is a similar view, showing the method ofl inserting the head; Fig. 7 is a section through the seam of the blank; Fig. 8 is an en# larged detached 'sectional view ofl the tap; Fig.` 9 is a `ysimilar view of the bung; and Fig. l() is a sectional perspective View of the reinforce.

. In the manufacture of metallic barrels, 'the bilge'l type usually found the most desirable, and in this instance'constitutes the preferred form, but other types,

i as for instance,'a cylindrical construction, can as 'well be manufactured and still embody the principles ofv my invention. d' l' The-body of the barrel or shell is formed in 'all-ire stances, from a' tubular blank, as A., made preferably from a single sheet of metal, the meeting edges of which are united by a' seam, as B (Fig. 7), but it will be'understood that the blank may be drawn, stamped, or other- Wise constructed, if desired. i The blank thus described is then crimped-,longitudinally so as toform a circumferential series of ribs or folds of metal, as C (Fig. v5).

nahe Cylindrical form of barrel, these folds of metal may extend substantially the entire length of the body, as indicated in Fig. 4, the-ribs projecting inwardly,

f thus materially strengthening the body or shell, and

giving to its vexterior the-appearance of the ordinary n stave construction. In formingthe bilge barrel, the end portions of the body'only are crimped, and the' crimping so effected that the folds of metal tapenrincreasing in width fromthe central portion or ,bilge to.

the body extremities, as plainly shown in Fig. l, the crimping described contracting the ends and giving the v' desired bilge 'appearance to Athe article.r After the body is formed, the ends'are'lieaded,`and `in the opera,- tion ,of h eading the extreme end portions of the folds 4 C are turned or bent over by suitable roller mechanism v (not herein shown) in the manner indicated in Fig. '6,1

the bent portions Dbeing rolled tightly against the end specifica/tien of Letters Patent# ""'eptember 22,1906. serinnofasans. 'Y 'y 2 lis -a similar view of a barrel,

.Patented .my 16,1907.

of the body, so that the body periphery at Athese points will not be of'any appreciably greater 'thickness than at other points. In this way, a space is provided for the barrel head, and a seat, as E, is formed, on which the head if desired may rest. -F represents the head inserted within'the barrel end, and preferably, though not necessarily, vresting upon the' seat described, the

head being provided with the usual outwardly .extending annular flange rGr riveted to the extreme end of the l body, as illustrated in Figs. l and 2. Ordinarily. a hoop, as H, is placed about eaclf end of the..body, and is held in'lplace by thehead rivets, vas shown.

Y In practice, I preferably reinforce the barrel by the linsertion of a reinforcement, as I, consisting in this instance lof a head or hub section a, an ann'ulus lb, and

connecting members in the form of spokes c, preferablycast into the head and annulus. This reinforcing. frame. is preferably inserted within the tubular blank before any crimping has been effected, rand after it has been fixed in place the-ribs or folds are formed, producing the desired contraction to form the taper, and at the same time holding the reinforcement in place. As a further means of locking the parts, a'groove, as d, is

formed in the periphery of theannulus, `and an in Wardly extending engaging member `in the-form' of a bead ek is rolled in the bilge section of, the barrel to enf d gage the groove, thus locking the parts, as plainly indicated in Figs. l and l0.

From Athe construction of the. barrel' 4asv-set forth,.it

will be observed that, While the barrel is internally reducing amore rigid structure than any heretofore pro` duced, and one' better able to withstand thel rough infomed, it is also seamless circumferentially, lthus prousage to which the barrel is subjected; furthermore, l

comprising an oppositely tapered and externally` threaded body portion K having a central bore L ex tending entirely therethrough, a discharge section having a discharge opening O, a threaded plug I fitting 4the casing M and carrying avalve Q adapted to engage -a seat R on the body'K, andA close the discharge therethrough. This tap is'so proportioned that in use i'tmay be' inserted as indicated in Fig. 8, and theftap used as a faucet todrw off the barrel contents. When the barrel 'is not in uselor to be shipped, the tap may be Withdrawn,

AI eversed', and again inserted, so that only a small 'portion thereof will project beyond the bung opening. To remove'the reversed tap, a suitable slot or kcyway S isA formed in the end opposite the valve. A bung-hole is also formed in the side of the barrelin the usual mann cr o ment, the crushing or staving in of the barrel sides in by boring'througli the shell and annnlus of the roini preferably inserted Within the bung-hole, and a bung,'

as T, in the form ot' a three-ded the bushing,` with a square hole or opening in which a key indy be iitted for removinger inserting it. i

`AThe reinforcement for the barrel interior, `is will be noticed, is of :istrut type, the strut in this instance being in the form of the spider frame within the annnlus previously described. By this method `of reinforceplug, is screwed Within the event that the barrel is dropped on iits bilge portion is prevented.- While I lin-ve shcnvn uv particular i'orrn of reinforcement of `this clim-noter, I do not desire to be limited to the same, as many other types may be employed Without departingr irom tlio spirit oi the in- "muon,

endoso as illustrated, the bung being provided` relativo movement. y

i inwardly in engflg'ement witli the Whitt Iy claim as my invention is;-

i, In :1 xiletnllic borrel` the Combination with ,bilgerliy body section formed o1' :1 single sheet of metal. of i1 rigid circular strut frnnle zirrnnged'within the body 'eorrespond ing' in diameter to the internal diameter of the liilge portion, and contactingtherewith. and retaining: mezmsrinlegarni with the body exteneling4 inwardly in engagement f'itli the strut member, and locking`- ythe latter 2. in n metallic barrel, the combination with a bil ed body section formed of .fx sing-le sheet of mvtrllr, of n r id strut member arranged eentrziily within thebodyeolnprising a central seetion, n periphernliy-groovedy annuinscon4 tziciinjr with ille bilge portion oi the body. :ind ".ud radial Connections between "the amlulus yand cent1- ni seri'ion, :ind n. @entrai.annular beod rolled in the body and extending y groove in the aminlus.' In testimony whereof I nilix my signature in Uresence'oi' two Witnesses.

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